On This Day

Friday, April 24, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 4 1 .800 --
Orioles 5 2 .714 0.0
Tigers 5 3 .625 0.5
Twins 5 4 .556 1.0
Red Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.0
Angels 3 5 .375 2.5
Yankees 2 4 .333 2.5
Athletics 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 1 .857 --
Giants 7 2 .778 0.0
Pirates 5 3 .625 1.5
Cardinals 6 4 .600 1.5
Braves 5 4 .556 2.0
Reds 5 5 .500 2.5
Colt .45's 4 6 .400 3.5
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Dodgers 2 8 .200 5.5
Mets 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Virdon 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Leo Cardenas 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gonzalez 4
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Jerry Lumpe 3
2 Juan Pizarro 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Ed Charles 1
1 Gordy Coleman 1
1 Charlie Dees 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.40
2 Pedro Ramos 1.20
3 Jim Bunning 1.12
4 Orlando Pena 1.00
4 Juan Pizarro 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Hank Fischer 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 13
2 Jim Bunning 9
2 Orlando Pena 9
4 Hank Fischer 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .500
2 Frank Malzone .433
3 Billy Williams .424
4 Nellie Fox .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Billy Williams 5
5 Dick Allen 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Dick Allen 9
2 Ernie Banks 9
4 Frank Bolling 8
4 6 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Willie Davis 3
4 Vic Davalillo 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bruce 0.00
1 John Buzhardt 0.00
3 Jim Bunning 0.50
3 Robin Roberts 0.50
5 Jack Lamabe 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 2
1 Roy Face 2
1 Hank Fischer 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 21
1 Orlando Pena 21
3 Jim Bunning 20
3 Juan Marichal 20
5 Gary Peters 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shaw 3
2 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Dick Radatz 2
2 Jim Roland 2
2 John Tsitouris 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .330
2 Roberto Clemente .328
3 Vada Pinson .325
4 Orlando Cepeda .318
5 Tommy Davis .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
2 Willie McCovey 45
3 Willie Mays 41
3 Dick Stuart 41
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Dick Stuart 116
3 Willie Mays 114
4 Vada Pinson 108
5 Willie McCovey 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 45
2 Luis Aparicio 39
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Chuck Hinton 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.99
2 Camilo Pascual 2.22
3 Gary Peters 2.30
4 Bob Friend 2.33
5 Dick Ellsworth 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
1 Juan Marichal 25
3 Sandy Koufax 24
4 Jim Maloney 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 285
2 Jim Maloney 256
3 Juan Marichal 251
4 Don Drysdale 242
5 Bob Gibson 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 25
1 Dick Radatz 25
3 Bill Dailey 21
3 Lindy McDaniel 21
5 Ron Perranoski 20